Terms - Test 1

Question 1

affect

Answer 1

the outward display of someone’s emotions

Question 2

aphasia

Answer 2

inability to speak (usually caused by left hemisphere damage)

Question 3

auscultation

Answer 3

listening with a stethoscope

Question 4

auscultatory gap

Answer 4

period during which sound disappears then reappears when taking a blood pressure measurement

Question 5

bilateral

Answer 5

a word that means both sides of the body

Question 6

brachial pulse

Answer 6

pulse located at the inner aspect of the antecubital fossa (inner elbow)

Question 7

bruit

Answer 7

abnormal bowing or swishing sound heard during auscultation of an artery or organ

Question 8

delirium

Answer 8

an acute, reversible organic mental disorder characterized by confusion, disorientation, restlessness, anxiety, and excitement

Question 9

dementia

Answer 9

broad term that indicates impairment of intellectual functioning, memory, and judgment

Question 10

diaphoresis

Answer 10

another word for sweating

Question 11

diastole

Answer 11

period of time within the cardiac cycle in which ventricles are relaxed and filling with blood

Question 12

distal

Answer 12

refers to the area farthest away from a point of reference

Question 13

dysphagia

Answer 13

difficulty swallowing

Question 14

dysphasia

Answer 14

difficulty speaking

Question 15

ecchymosis

Answer 15

another word for bruise

Question 16

hypoxia

Answer 16

an insufficiency of oxygen in the body’s tissues

Question 17

ipsilateral

Answer 17

a word that means same side of the body

Question 18

Korotkoff sounds

Answer 18

sounds heard during the taking of blood pressure

Question 19

lateral

Answer 19

away from the midline of the body; toward the side

Question 20

mean arterial pressure (MAP)

Answer 20

the average arterial pressure during a single cardiac cycle

Question 21

medial

Answer 21

toward the midline of the body

Question 22

Mongolian spot

Answer 22

a bluish-black pigmented area on the newborn’s buttocks or back. seen in newborns with dark skin and typically fade over time. can easily be confused for bruising/abuse.

Question 23

objective data

Answer 23

data obtained from examination, measurements, or diagnostic tests; observable by the nurse

Question 24

ophthalmoscope

Answer 24

instrument used to examine the interior of the eye

Question 25

palpation

Answer 25

to examine by touch

Question 26

pulse deficit

Answer 26

the difference between the apical and the radial pulse rates

Question 27

pulse pressure

Answer 27

the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure (usually 30-40)

Question 28

radial pulse

Answer 28

pulse found on the thumb side of the wrist

Question 29

sinus arrhythmia

Answer 29

irregular cardiac rhythm in which the heart rate usually increases during inspiration and decreases during expiration, common in children and young adults

Question 30

sphygmomanometer

Answer 30

instrument to measure blood pressure

Question 31

subjective data

Answer 31

things a person tells you that you cannot observe through your senses; symptoms

Question 32

syncope

Answer 32

sudden, temporary loss of consciousness; fainting

Question 33

systole

Answer 33

period of time within the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract and eject blood in the aorta and pulmonary arteries

Question 34

thrill

Answer 34

palpable murmur; feels like the throat of a purring cat

Question 35

tympany

Answer 35

high pitched note heard on percussion of a hollow organ such as the stomach (resonant, hyperresonant, tympany, dull, flat)

Question 36

pulse oximeter

Answer 36

the external monitor placed on the patient’s finger or earlobe to measure the oxygen saturation level in the blood

Question 37

resonant

Answer 37

low pitched note heard on percussion of a hollow organ such as the normal lung tissue

Question 38

hyperresonant

Answer 38

lower pitched note heard on the percussion of a hollow organ such as a child’s lung, abnormal if heard in an adult’s lung (increased amount of air, as in emphysema)

Question 39

dull

Answer 39

high pitched note heard on the percussion of a relatively dense organ as liver or spleen

Question 40

flat

Answer 40

high pitched note heard on the percussion over an area where no air is present